Become a Backyard Beekeeper workshop, Cupertino

Cupertino residents can take a one-hour backyard beekeeping workshop on Saturday, April 25, at SummerWinds Nursery on South De Anza Boulevard. (eventbrite.com) The class is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. at 1491 S. De Anza Blvd. in Cupertino, and Eventbrite lists it as an in-person event. (eventbrite.com) SummerWinds Nursery says the session runs 60 minutes and will cover starting and maintaining a hive, including equipment, bee care and seasonal management. (summerwindsnursery.com) The workshop is aimed at people considering bees at home, a practice regulated in Santa Clara County and shaped by California rules on hive health and bee movement. (summerwindsnursery.com) (ccvector.org) (cdfa.ca.gov) Santa Clara County Vector Control advises residents not to remove swarms themselves and says honey bees should usually be relocated by a beekeeper rather than exterminated. (ccvector.org) California’s agriculture department also restricts the movement of bees, used beekeeping equipment and hive products to limit pests and diseases that can spread between colonies. (cdfa.ca.gov) Eventbrite lists the Cupertino workshop as free, and the organizer is SummerWinds Nursery California. (eventbrite.com) For would-be beekeepers, the immediate decision is practical: whether seats are still available for the April 25 session in Cupertino. (eventbrite.com)